Missing by Dee Henderson

Author:Dee Henderson [Henderson, Dee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Christian, Romance, Contemporary, Suspense, FIC042040;FIC042060;FIC027020
ISBN: 9781441229939
Google: h0W5CwAAQBAJ
Amazon: B01CRHOTE6
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2016-10-03T16:00:00+00:00

FIVE

The all-hands meeting paused to watch the 10:00 p.m. newscasts. Those monitoring the phone traffic shifted to see what notes were being logged in. Bryon dispatched officers to follow up on some calls, tabled others. Officers came into the conference room carrying plates of food and drink, and the discussion among those not rereading interviews shifted to theories.

“I think we can rule out Bobby Sail,” Bryon said. “I walked through his place after this last interview, looked at his security system, the captured video, compared it with his neighbors. There are no glitches. I’m convinced he didn’t leave his home Monday evening, and Martha didn’t arrive.”

“What about his family?” Sharon asked.

“As you know, he has two sons and a daughter. They have stable marriages and okay credit ratings, comfortable careers. They’ll all appreciate their father’s wealth in future years, since they haven’t been saving as their father has.”

“How did they seem in the interviews?” John asked.

“They each looked surprised at the questions. They were aware their father had found a lady he liked, had all been introduced to Martha. The two sons didn’t see any future in it. The daughter did, but thought her dad would take the relationship slow—that he wasn’t ready to replace their mom yet in his affections. None has a decent alibi for Monday night. If we can place one of them here at the Village, that will move matters along. We’ll show around their photos tomorrow, try to trace their cars.”

Sharon nodded, making notes. “Bobby’s children sit at the top of the list for people we focus on. What else? Who has a theory or idea to put on the table?”

“I’m looking at that timeline,” Detective Carter remarked, studying the board. “The last person to see Mrs. Graham is Eric Holland. I think he has to stay a viable person of interest.”

“I’m fine with interviewing him again tomorrow,” Sharon agreed. “And to tie things off, we should talk to the lady who was sitting with June while Eric was grocery shopping, confirm his arrival back home about 5:30 p.m. with loads of groceries and that birthday cake. He said ladies from his church were coming over, so let’s see if we can get names, confirm they were there. I’ve got in the back of my mind that Martha maybe changed her mind, did stop in to see June and have a piece of that cake. So let’s tie that off with a good solid bow.”

“I’ll pursue it, Lieutenant,” Carter volunteered.

“Thanks.” Sharon nodded to the timeline. “The fact the timeline hasn’t narrowed further does raise a question. We don’t know anything solid past the grocery store. How often do we get absolutely shut down when following someone’s movements? Someone always remembers seeing a person someplace. So I’ve got a theory number three to propose.”

Good-natured groans erupted around the table. Sharon smiled. “Hear me out, guys. We know Martha went to the grocery store, so she’s out running errands. A stop to pick up a prescription at the pharmacy, a stop to drop off dry cleaning, could easily be on her list.

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